What is EDI?
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of business documents between
organizations through the cloud. This method is used to replace traditional faxing and
mailing, to improve efficiency, speed, while eliminating manual entry and reducing errors.
EDI Documentation
There are thousands of approved business documents exchanged through EDI daily.
Vantree supports all of them. Between suppliers and trading partners, the most common documents are:
- Invoices (810)
- Purchase Orders (850)
- Purchase Order Acknowledgment (855)
- Advanced Shipment Notice (856)
Between suppliers and third-party logistics partners (3PLs), the most common documents are:
- Warehouse Shipping Order (940)
- Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipment Advice (943)
- Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice (944)
- Warehouse Shipment Advice (945)
- Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice (947)
- The contents you would like to see in the documents
- The frequency the documents should be sent/received
- How the end point will consume that data.
EDI compliant
With thousands of pre-established relationships with your customers, we gather requirements quickly, and schedule your EDI integration as soon as they are ready. Being EDI compliant allows you to expand your ability to do business while allowing you to also optimize your processes.
Here’s a basic scenario explained by Jerryl Price at Right Price Companies, where their customer buys fiber-optic cable from them using this process:
- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (846) gets uploaded daily
- Purchase Order (850) is received in Jerryl’s inbox
- Purchase Order Acknowledgment (855) sent to shipper and Tier 1 partner
- Automatic Shipment Notification (856) sent as well
- Invoice (810) sent to make sure Right Price Companies gets paid
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EDI Documents
There are thousands of approved business documents exchanged through EDI interchange daily. The most used documents include:
1. Invoices (810)
2. Purchase Orders (850)
3. and Ship Notice/Manifest (856)
4. And many more
Each of these documents has a basic
format but needs to be tailored to each parties’ specifications.
Messaging Protocols
In order to transmit documents back and forth, companies need to establish a data communication channel.
EDI messaging protocols are used to transfer data securely from computer to computer. These protocols are used by the communication software/application to describe the exchange of data between companies.
Read more here.
Document standards
There are many EDI document standards used. For quality assurance, an organization like the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASCX12) founded in 1979, was chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop and maintain standards for EDI.
These standards were built to drive businesses in various regions, and industries globally. We ensure all standards are being
met on your behalf.
Industries using EDI
Manufacturing
Wholesale
Financial
Transportation
Healthcare
We deliver strategic automation, driven by a partner-for-life philosophy and a deep commitment to seamlessly enabling our clients’ businesses. We earn trust with a human approach founded on authenticity, curiosity, and care.
After 25 successful years in business, Vantree is proud to continue to create memorable, inspiring, and engaging experiences for our customers with a focus on EDI products that help streamline operations through automation and simplify the user experience.
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